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RM1545   Wulfenite

Bad Bleiberg, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria

Very rich group of wulfenite crystals, prismatic to tabular, intense orange color with color zoning. This specimen comes from the type locality for the species: Bleiberg, and it is accompanied by an old label: A. Bohländer, pharmacist. In the label we can read "gelbblei" or yellow lead, old name for this species. A historical specimen, from the type locality, with good size and quality... There is a very interesting article about this classic mining locality in mindat: "Collecting Minerals at Bad Bleiberg" by Rudolf Hasler.


Size: 8.7 x 5.0 x 4.4 cm.
Main crystal: 9 x 5 mm.



 
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